LESS IS MORE WEEK 13...LUCKY DIP....

Well over at LESS IS MORE this week the theme is Lucky Dip....so it can be either "Thank You" or "Congratulations"...as you can see i've gone with a Thank-You card....always good to have a few of these by you.
I've gone with an image from PINK PETTICOAT.....from the "Dandelion Wisps" set....i've printed directly onto my card and then added the stamped sentiment which is out of a clear stamp set by HOTP.
I've added a large black faceted gem to the center of the large flower and two smaller black gems to the two other flowers.
Not much to this card...but i love it!

Well that's a short and sweet post...i'll be back later with my WHIMSY blog hop card.
Have a fab day
Take care

JUST FOR YOU.....

Another week's flown by and it's Saturday again....that mean's it's time for a new sketch over at SKETCH SATURDAY......Jo's worked her magic again and i'm sure you'll agree another fabby layout!
For my card i've used a PINK GEM DESIGNS stamp "Teddy with Rose"...coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's and alittle glamour dust to the roses.
The sentiment is also PINK GEM DESIGNS from the new "Funky Flowers" stamp set.
The papers are Pink Petticoat...."Vintage Rose" ....the flowers and pearls from stash.

We are sponsored this week by THE CRAFT BARN....and there's a gorgeous stamp set up for grabs for one lucky winner so well worth joining in this week :0).

I'm also entering this card into the following challenge:-
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS(Fri)......Cuddly and Cute.

Well that's about it for now...have a lovely day
Take care

HOT LOVE.....

Over at SKETCH SATURDAY we have a new sketch for you to have fun with...i loved working with this one Jo...thanks hun!
I just had to use one of Paula's (POLLYCRAFT) new Valentine images...Maurice"Hot Stuff" and i think those boxers may have worked...watch this space,he may have a other half soon :0)
I've coloured him using Promarkers and Prisma's.
The papers are Pink Petticoat "Just An Old Fashioned Girl".
For the word hot i've used white Doodlebug rub-ons "All Mixed Up"..the hearts i've rubbed them onto have been cut using the Spellbinders heart dies.
The tiny hearts are the waste out of a Fiskars border punch and the scalloped border down the side is also a Fiskars border punch "Threading Water".

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
TOTALLY GORJUSS..."As YOU Like it"....i just love using black on my cards.
AUD SENTIMENTS....Sentiment with a "Love" theme...the background paper is part of the sentiment "HOT LOVE".
FAB 'N' FUNKY....Delight in your digi!...use a digital image.
CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY...."LOVE".

Well that's about it for now folks...have a lovely day
Take care

HAPPY CHRISTMAS....

Saturday....well that means it's time for another fabby sketch from Jo over at SKETCH SATURDAY....i've rotated it to suit the image i wanted to use,i seam to be doing that a lot lately,hey i can,it's allowed....LOL.
We are sponsored this week by DIGITAL DELIGHTS...a lovely prize for the winner this week!
I've gone for a gorgeous new image from POLLYCRAFT,from the Cherry Kisses range "Warm Christmas"...you've got to admit she's a cutie!and a dream to colour :0).
I've used Copic markers and Prisma's as my colouring medium and added alittle glamour dust to the pom pom's on her hat...well you've got to have some sparkle at Christmas :0).
The side panel's been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder "Snow Dots" which i've gone over with some chalk,not showing too good in photo.
The paper is Pink Petticoat "Gingham".Ribbon,brads and pearls from stash,the sentiment "Happy" as been done with white Doodle bug "All Mixed Up" rub-ons.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
SARAH HURLEY CHALLENGE (Thursday)....."EMBOSSING"
STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND (Friday)...."WINTER"
THE TOWN SCRAPPER (Friday)..."BRADS & EYELETS"
DIE CUT DREAMS CHRISTMAS (Saturday)......CHRISTMAS "ANYTHING GOES"

Well that's about it for now....would just like to say thanks to all who joined us last week for the challenge and hope to see you all again this week :0).
Have a fab Saturday / weekend
Take care

FAIRYTALES DO COME TRUE!!!!!!!!

Well yesterday i said i would have a bit of exciting news for you,i've been bursting to tell you but have contained myself...lol untill today when i've offically taken up my position on the POLLCRAFT DT...i'm chuffed to bits!...Paula asked me a few weeks back but somehow managed to keep it under my belt untill today :0)
So this is my POLLYCRAFT CHALLENGE card....this week the theme "It's A Fairytale" as been picked by Maria...hope you will all come over and join in on the fun,there was a fantastic turn out last week hope to see you all again this week.
For my card i've used "STAR FAIRY" coloured with kOH-I-Noor woodless colouring pencils,blended with Sansador.I've coloured the background in black,i wanted it to be night time,then i've added glamour dust all over the black area,really sparkly IRL,not showing very good in the photo,it looks patchy :0(....i'm really pants at taking photo's,i think i need a few lessons.
The backing paper is Pink Petticoat "Spooky Doodles",the sentiment which i've heat embossed in gold is from the Whiff Of Joy "Fairy Useful Sayings".
The leaves have been punched with a L-Em punch,flower brad and adhesive pearls from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
MAGICAL MONDAY....."Back to nature"....she's hanging from a tree,and the punched leaves.
STAMP SOMETHING..."Something Punchy"
KEEP IT SIMPLE...."Seeing Stars".
OSAAT CHALLENGE...."Use your digi stamps"

Well that's about it...hope you all have a great day...i've got a busy one ahead,well all week to be honest.
Take care

WOO HOO.....I WITCH YOU A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Well i'll start with some exciting news....well it's exciting for me..LOL,i 've been asked by Denise from Whimsy Stamps to join the Digital DT..."WOO HOO"...thank you for having me on board!
So this is my first project...sorry not much colouring and must say it myself not very good photo's either :0(...i decided to make a swing card...big mistake...love the style of the card just a nightmare to photograph.

I've used the new "Halloween Sentiments" and "Halloween Ticket Sentiments" by Raindrop Designs,both sets available now from Whimsy Stamps.These can be used alone as a focal point on your card or to accent your images...

The paper is Pink Petticoat from the "Spooky Doodles" set which i've distressed using Black Soot Distress Ink around the edge.

The image when printed out is just black and white,i just added alittle colour to it using Ptromarkers.

The bats,spider,ribbon and hairy braid (which i think looks like spiders legs) all from stash.

I've made a treats box to go with the card,it contains witches fingers...lol..wrapped i must add,i've taken two out of their packets just to use for display so that you could see what i'd added to the box.

I'm entering the following challenges:-

AUD SENTIMENTS.....Use any Halloween sentiment,bonus challenge make a treat holder.

CRAFTY EMMA'S STORE CHALLENGE..."Get ahead,get a hat".

STAMP SCRAP AND DOODLE....Open challenge.

PAPER SUNDAES...Something from your stash.

Well that's about it for now,i haven't been around much,will try to get round to your blogs tonight.

Have a good day

Take care

BUTTONS AND BLOOMS.....

Well this week over at JUST CUTE BEARS our challenge this week is "BUTTONS and BLOOMS"....that's no mean task then is it :0),we all love our flowers and buttons and the only other requirement is a cute bear image :0) and i sholud think most of you have one of those...so what you waiting for come and join in!
We had some gorgeous cards last week,so a big thank you to all who took up the challenge with us.

For my card this week i decided to use a Cuddly Buddly stamp "Teddy & Rose" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's and alittle glamour dust added to the rose.

The papers are all Pink Petticoat "Vintage Rose".
Flowers and mini buttons from stash.
I've used this weeks sketch over at SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY for my layout...thank you girls another fabby sketch to work with :0).

Well that's about it for now...i'd like to say a big "THANK YOU" to all of you who stop by my blog and leave such kind and wonderful comments...they are very much appreciated.

Have a great day
Take care

STAMPAVIE AND MORE...."ROSES FOR YOU"

Well another weeks gone by and time for another challenge over at Stampavie and More,this week we have a lovely sketch for you to follow by one of our DT Valerie....great sketch to work with and one i will use again,thank you Valerie!

I've gone with a Lelo stamp this week "Roses For You" coloured with Promarkers and i've added alittle glamour dust to the flowers.

The papers which i think work well with the image are Pink Petticoat "Spring Wishes".Textured card DCWV and sentiment Papermania.Flowers are cut with a Woodware punch and pearls and brads from stash.

Hope you will all come and join us this week and thank you to all who joined us last week.

Take care

San x

SKETCH SATURDAY #55...."CHILLAXING".

Morning everyone...haven't entered the Sketch Saturday challenge for such a long time,well to be honest don't get to enter many challenges now other than the one's i'm on the DT for....too little time :0(.

I needed to make a couple of the dreaded men's cards and when i saw this weeks sketch it was perfect for the image i wanted to use on one of them...had to go for it!

The image is from Victoria Case Art Design's "Chillaxin"...i love her work!,coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...not much colouring actually i wanted to paper piece the chair,i've cut it out and raised it using dimensional tape.The papers are Pink Petticoat "His 'n' Hers" and the sentiment i've done with Doodlebug "all mixed up"rub-ons,button's from stash.Not alot to it...but just how i wanted it!

Well hope you all have a good Sunday

Take care

San x

DOUBLE DT....STAMP WITH FUN & CUTE DAISY MAY.

Two DT items to share with you today...first Stamp With Fun where this week the challenge is "Not A Card"...i decided to make a Birthday/Event reminder,it was going to be displayed in a CD case,but i've 3d'd it and think it looks so much better on the easel anyway.I've used WOJ "Sitting Summer Willow! coloured with Distress Inks.The cherry paper and calendar are from a Funky Fairy's download and the stripped paper Pink Petticoat.Ribbon and adhesive gems from stash.Because the squares are too small to write in i've used large adhesive gems to mark the dates,the same colour gems are used on the back to index the dates....i've used Ben's and my moms birthdays to show you an example,not that i'm going to forget their birthdays...lol.

The second one is my DT card for Cute Daisy May...the theme this week "Let's Emboss".When Linnie sent us all some new sheets to work with i knew i just had to use one of the images from the Christmas sheet "No 27",i know what you're all thinking....i've lost the plot,thinking of Christmas with the weather we're having at the moment...lol,well it's never too soon to start!I've coloured her using Promarkers and Prisma's cut out and raised her from the Cuttlebug"Lace Tree" using Silicone gel,the papers are DCWV Christmas stack.The alphabet i've used for the bunting is K&Co which was cream,i coloured it using a promarker.The parcels are from a See'D stamp set also raised using silcone gel (these i added after i sent my photo to Linnie,so the one showing on the challenge blog as no parcels...naughty..lol),i cut the star,coloured it again with a promarker and covered it in glamour dust which i've also added to parts of the backing paper for some extra sparkle...but not showing too well.Everything else,tiny bows,flat backed pearls and gems to decorate the tree from stash.

Well sorry for the long post today...thanks to everyone who joined us on the challenges last week,hope to see you all again this week,can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Have a lovely day...no excuse not to the weathers gorgeous!i've got alot planned for today hope i can fit it all in,but no crafting involved :0(,

Take care

San x

STAMP WITH FUN,CUTE DAISY MAY and SKETCH AND STASH.

Well today i've got two DT cards to share with you,the first is for Stamp With Fun,this week the theme is Shabby/Vintage.I've used WOJ "Confirmand Melinda" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...will i ever use my Copics again...lol.

Papers are some i've had for awhile now but never wanted to cut into them...you know how it is!Crafty Secrets "Earthy".Sentiments are Auntumn Leaves "Ticketed".Mixture of Prima and other flowers from stash.as is the lace,charms,brad,photo anchor and hatpins.All layers distressed using a distressing tool and Versafine Vintage Sepia.

My second DT card is for the Cute Daisy May challenge...the theme this week being "Spring Colours And Flowers".I've used an image from "Sheet 5",this little cutie along with many others can be purchased HERE.

I've coloured mine with yes you've guessed right Promarkers and Prisma's.The papers are Pink Petticoat..from the Spring set.

The sentiment is MFT "Essential Sentiments".

The flowers have been punched using Ek Success "Retro Flower" small/medium punches.I've also used a Martha Stewart punch "Simple Scallop"for the trim.

I've followed the sketch this week for the "Sketch And Stash" challenge so will be entering this card in that,my new stash is the image and PP papers.

Well thats a bit of a long post...hope you're still with me,i would like to thank everyone who joined us on both challenges last week and hope to see you all on them both this week.

Must dash now i've a hectic day ahead of me...well i've a hectic week...

So have a lovely day

Take care

San x

SKETCH & STASH...CHALLENGE #2

Another great sketch to work with this week over at Sketch And Stash (Challenge #2).

This week i 've used a new download from Pink Petticoat "Old Fashioned Girl".....always love the quality of print out you get from PP.

All papers and large sentiment are from this download,ribbon,brads and vellum for the tag sentiment are from stash.

Nesties used to cut sentiment and Martha Stewart punch for bottom and tag border.

The back of the sentiment tag i've matted the same but is just blank so that a "secret"message can be wrote on.

I decided to decorate the back of my card today with the left overs,i've also decided to go the whole hog and decorate the inside to match as well.

Oh i forgot to say i rotated the sketch.

Hope you're all having a lovely day

Take care

San xx

WOJ CHALLENGE..."SNOWMAN SOUP IN A MUG"

Well the WOJ Challenge this week is "Anything But A Card"....I downloaded this template i've used for the mug from HERE,it seemed perfect to use with "Herb with a teacup",the only thing is i need to fill it with the right ingredients,which should be a sachet of drinking chocolate,mini marshmellows,some chocolates and a candy cane,which i will do tomorrow when i've been shopping.

WOJ stamp "Herb With Teacup" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,with a touch of ultra fine glitter.Cut out using nesties on my Wizard.

For the mug i printed onto card a Pink Petticoat snowflake pattern,then reversed the card and printed the template on the back.

There's a alittle poem that you can download with the mug template which i have printed,cut out again with the nesties and adhered to the back of the image.

Eyelet and ribbon from stash.

I've used the same colour scheme as a "Herb with teacup" card i made last week,so that i can give this with it...

STAMP WITH STAMPAVIE 15...THE JOY OF GIVING.

Hello everyone....when you are reading this i will be in Turkey,hopefully in the some sunshine.
Stamp with Stampavie challenge 15 sketch is by Flati and another great sketch to work with,i've used one of my new Sarah Kay Christmas stamps "The Joy Of Giving",i love this image....coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,cut out using nesties.
The papers are a new download from Pink Petticoat "Tis The Season".
The textured card is DCWV.
The sentiment is from Elzybells.
The extra present stamps are from a SeeD's set "Fun Christmas.
Scroll is cut using a Sizzix die,and ribbon from stash.
All components of the card are 3d,d at different heights using dimensional tape,foam pads and silcon glue to give the card alittle interest,this is not showing up in the photo.

Thanks to everyone who joined in with us last week at SWS,and hope you will join in again this week....sorry i won't be able to leave any comments,but will visit your blogs and look at your fabby creations when i get back...Take care and "HAPPY CRAFTING".

STAMP SOMETHING..."CHERRY INSPIRED SOMETHINGS CHALLENGE"

Stamp Something Challenge this week is "Cherry Inspired Somethings",this is the first time i've entered this challenge,couldn't miss this one,with my Blog being called Cherry Pickin's....lol.
The stamp ive used was one i had out of a bargain bin at the NEC in march,there's no markings on it so not sure who it's made by,it's not an out line stamp so coloured directly onto the stamp with whispers markers,stamped and then coloured the image again with prisma's,sansador and paper stumps,then used 3d gloss over the top,i'm really pleased how this as turned out.

The sentiment is an HOTP rub-on.
The papers are Pink Petticoat "Lola's Boudoir Collection" printed onto gloss photo paper.
Ribbon,gems and beads for the hatpin all from stash.

FIRST KABOODLE CHALLENGE....

This week see's the start of a new challenge site,"The Kaboodle Challenge",and to start everyone off there are some free downloads to use to make your card for the challenge.There are 4 papers and 2 sheets of emblishments for you to pick from.
I decided on the 2 different black ,red and white options,my challenge i set myself was to use only what i had been supplied with and no other image,this to me is how it should be...
I printed out on linen effect card,but really the photo hasn't picked this up very good,i wanted some texture,punched 4 squares,2 of each of the contrasting patterns and joined them together to form a large square,the frame over this was the pieces i had left from my penny black bottle tag,which i layered one on top of the other and then 3d'd at an angle.
I cut parts of the remaining paper to form petals for the flower in the centre,and for the corners on the frame.
I finished off with a Pink Petticoat sentiment cut out with a tag punch,and gems from Hobbycraft.

THINGS THAT GROW....

THINGS THAT GROW....is challenge 20 at CUTE CARD THURSDAY this week,well we all automatically think gardens,flowers etc....i wanted to think of something else,eventually came up with a pregnant woman....growing belly and baby.
The image is a Pink Petticoat one taken from the Lola Rose and her little sister Lilli CD,coloured in with prismas and sansador,3d the belly bit to make it look more of a bump,layered using nestabilities.

Sentiment also Pink Petticoat.

Paper is from a DCWV paper stack.Adhesive gems to finish.

HERE WE GO !!!

Well here we go,i've finally got round to creating a blog,alittle unsure of myself at the moment so bear with me untill i find my feet!!!

I've been itching to join in on some of the lovely challenges out there,thats the main reason for this blog,i'll probably make a terrible blogger,i know i won't be able to post daily,time just will not stretch to it,but if i can manage a couple of challenges a week i will be happy with that,so fingers crossed,here goes!!!!!

I thought i would add a card i made for a friend,it's her birthday today,made it the weekend,hope she likes it.....

IMAGE-Pink petticoat,coloured with Prisma's + Sansador
BACKING PAPER-Digi download from,Digi-Scrapbook-Art.com

NESTABILITIES

FABRIC FLOWER +BUTTON BRAD

ADHESIVE GEMS